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Texans to Argentina

— Brian Everstine8/8/2016

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​The State Department recently approved a $300 million deal
to send T-6C Texans to Argentina to help bolster the training for that country’s
air force. The deal comes shortly after Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James visited
South America, where allies there pressed her for easier and faster foreign
military sales. Argentina requested 24 T-6s, along with spare engines, initial
spare parts, and other support, including Air Force Materiel Command Services
and travel, according to a State
Department release. The department notified Congress of the sale on July
29. “The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major
non-NATO ally,” the release states.